Vice President Finance

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  • Finance
  • FullTime
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We are representing our client, a large entertainment studio, in hiring a new VP Finance.

Reporting to the Divisional CFO of Corporate Function, the VP of Finance is accountable for the financial planning, reporting, and analysis for the Corporate Functions.

Responsibilities include:

  • Lead the preparation and consolidation of the annual Budget, Mid Range Plan (MRP), and Forecast processes with primary focus on providing financial analysis and insights
  • Track performance relative to budgets and forecasts, review actual results and concisely explain variances against budgets and forecasts based on commercial and operating drivers
  • Prepare timely and accurate monthly/quarterly financial results presentations that provide important insights and participate in executive review meetings
  • Develop and optimize reports that provide actionable insight into the levers of the business
  • Support management with ad hoc financial, market, and trend analyses to prioritize strategic initiatives or investment decisions
  • Develop and manage team members including establishing priorities, setting objectives, and providing guidance and feedback
  • Manage expenses and key business metrics across centrally held costs
  • Develop and streamline FP&A processes to mitigate risk and find value within the business

Qualifications:

  • 10 years of relevant professional experience including corporate finance, consulting, or similar analytical role
  • 5 years of management experience, including managing, developing and leading a team
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance; Master’s degree and/or MBA preferred
  • Exceptional financial modeling skills in Excel, including the ability to drive process optimization using Excel
  • Experience designing and executing Finance-related transformation
  • Intermediate to advanced skills in SAP
  • An agile learner with a highly analytical mindset, strong technical finance skills, and solid business acumen
  • Change agent adept at successfully challenging the status quo
  • Excellent communication and influencing skills across a variety of stakeholders such as peer teams, non-finance teams, and executive management
  • Communication includes verbal (in-person & virtual), written (memos and emails), and presentations
  • SAP, Advanced Excel & other Office Suite, Tableau/SAC